Combined weeder and cultivator.



No. 884,814.A

PATENTDD APR. 141908. LPD.

D. R. GORDON D D. L. wo D COMBINED WDEDER AND oDLTIvAToR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18, 1907.l

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. DATBNTED APR. '14, 1908. D.. R. GORDON & D. L. WOLPF.l COMBINED WDBDDR AND OULTIVATOR.`

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18. 1907 2 SHEETS-SHBBT Z. Eiq.

WTIVESSES:

' weeds under surface of EDSIL R. GORDON DELWIN L. WOLFE, OF HARRINGTON, WASHINGTON.

COMBINED -Wannen AND cULTrvA'roR Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 14, 1908.

Application filed May 18, 1907. Serial N o. 374,396.

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that Fand DELWIN L. WoLFE, residing at Harrington, in the county of Lincoln andState of Washington, have invented a new and Improved Combined Weeder and Cultivator, of which the following is a specification. w

Our invention inexpensive and easily manipulated means for effectively cutting weeds under surface of the ound and distributing same over the soilt ereby cultivating i lweeds by one operation. f

- n its general nature our inventionl comprehends ment of parts and especially a new construction of cutter carrying standards pivotally suspended from the supporting frame with which the draft tongue connects, the connection of the said standards with the frame being especially designed, so that when the frames are adjusted ,to their operative or weed cutting position, they will be firmly braced to effect a uniform ipull ofthe blades' in the horizontal plane, whereby lto cut the ground.

Our invention also embodies an improved means actuated vfrom a single lever for sxvinging up a plurality of independent sets o inafter fully described, specifically pointed l out in the claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Flgure 1, is a'perspective view of our 1 nvention. Fig. 2, is a plan view thereof.` Fig.

is a vertical long gitudinal section of the parallel front and back angle beams D-D.

same, taken substantially on the line 343 on Fig.A 2, `the blades and their ivoted supporting frames-being shown at tllieir elevated position in dotted lines.

ln the practicai arrangement of our invention, the main frame isin the nature of a transverse rectangular body formed of two and'la series of cross members E-E Whose opposite ends have flanges e-e whereby they may be readily'bolted to the front and back beams Dp-D as clearly shown in Fig. 2..

we, EDsIL R. GORDONi seeks to provide a simple,

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an improved coperative arrangecutters whereby to 4clean them from ac-` cumulation of cut 'stalks or other vegetable bearfi E and the 1010 designates the supporting wheels, each ofwhich is mounted on separate short axles 11-'11, the saint axles being journaled in suitable bearin s on Vthe cross members E-E at the op osite ends of the frame, and F designates a upon the rectangular frame, is braced .thereon'by the side stays 13`13 and supports a stirrup 12 on its under sides to receive the swingletree 14.

The construction` scribed are of the conventional arrangement, 'and they therefore' form, per se, no part of 4our-invention, the details of which will be now se'tforth.

Referring more particularly to Figs. l and 3, it will be noticed that a series of pendent framesare pivotally secured to the under side of thecross beams, one for each beam, and the said pivoted frames are staggeredly arranged, one set of alternate frames being disposed in advance of the other set, the forward set of frames being indicated by- G and the rear set by G.

, Each of the pendent frames consists of an elongated horizontal head g having substantially the Width of the cross beam to which,

apertured extension g for fittingy the bifurcated end m of a bracket M that is bolted to the under side of a cross beam E, the Vsaid bracket end bein apertured to receive the stud or pintle R or pivotally mounting the frame G. A The front end of the'frame G comprises a endent vertical ortion g2 that extends gown aboutfhalf the distance between the ground and merges with a circular portion,l g3 that curves rearwardl for the reasons presently explained, and 1t terminates in a rearwardly projected horizontal or foot portion g4' that is provided at the rear end and upon the under side with a y.

transverse seat g5 s aped to receive the apex end of the cutterO, which .cutteris of the diverging or flaring arm type as best 'shown 60 i rafttongue that is mounted Y in Fig. 2 and to add rigidity to the said frames G, they are cast or otherwise formed with diagonal curved members g as shown.

At a point end, the lower ends of the frames G and G have elongated slots p and side bearings lil-p, the latter being provided to receive a short pintle p2 of the colters P which are .so mounted with respect to the cutters that their lower edges are disposed in a plane below that oi' the cutters as clearly shown in Fig. 3, whereby, as the cutters pass over the ground, the colters penetrate the ground and in addition to the weed separating and cutting functions they also act as guides for steadying the frames G from undue lateral spring. i

To provide for holding the several frames G-G with their upper or head portions rigidly against the cross beams E-E during the weed cutting portion and also for conveniently and simultaneously elevating all of the frames G and G to-a osition for clearing or for holding them o the ground when moving the machine from one field to another, we employ a compound lever mechanism, which com rises two rock shafts B and C mounted para lel with the wheel axles and m'ounted in suitable bearings b and c bolted to the cross beams E-E, as shown.

On each of theshafts B and C is pivotally mounted a series of crank arms tc, one for each frame G-G that are linked to the said frames bythe bars 20-20 that pivotally connect to the frames at 'the front or angle end of the head portions thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, by reference to which it will also be noticed that the rear rock shaft C has connected to it a lever 25 that is disposed convenient tothe drivers seat 26 and is provided with a short hand controlled latch awl 27 for engaging a segmental rack N.

At a suitable point, the rockl shaft B has a crank L that projects therefrom at right angles to the cranks b-b and to which pivotally connects one end of a link I, the other end of which pivotally joins with the lever 25.

From the foregoing, taken in'connecti'on with the drawings, it is believed the complete construction` and the manner in which the several parts operate, will be readily understood. j

By reason of forming the frames (ir-G with the straight vhead portions and connecting the severalframes to a single lever actuated means as shown, it is manifest that the entire set of cutter carrying frames can be readily swun backwardly and upwardly to the position s own in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and eld there ready for cleaning the cutters and the colters or for holding them to clean the trash when moving the machine oli` the field. j

Another and important advantage for combining the several parts as stated, is that forwardof the cutter receivingv mentfor swin the flat heads of the frames G-G provide for ositively preventing the swinging of the sai frames too far forward and in consequence bringing the cutter out of a proper horizontal cutting position as well as rigidly sustaining the said frames with the cutter in the desired horizontal position during the operation of cutting the weeds, and furthermore, by curving the front edges of the cutter carrying frames, thesaid frames will the more readily pass over the rubbish and weeds `than would be possible if the straight portions extended the full distance thereof.

Havingl thus described our invention, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is i fl 1\. In a machine ofthe character described; the combination with a transportable or main frame; of a supplemental rearwardly curved frame pivotal y supported from the main frame, a cutter mounted-on the lower end of the supplemental frame and disposed in a/ lhorizontal plane relatively to the' said frame,

and means for swinging the frame backward and locking it to such position and for iixedly holding fthe said frame when it is swung down to its vertical or operative position, as set forth.

2. In a machine of the character described, the combination with the transportable frame, said frame including al longitudinal cross beam; of a cutter carrying frame comprising a horizontal head member, pivotally connected at one end to the cross beam, its other end merging with a endent portion, the latter having a rearwardly projected heel like extension, a cutter secured' to said eXtension and disposed in a plane parallel with the horizontal head portion of the frame, means adapted under one adjustment for holdin the head portion in a fixed abutment wit the cross eam, andunder another adjustg the said cutter carrying frame rearwar y andfor locking it to its elevated position, as set forth. Y

3. In a machine ofthe character stated, in combination with a transportable frame; of a cutter carrying frame pivotally suspended on the trans ortable frame and comprising a horizonta fhead portion that terminates with a vertical pendent portion, the latter merging with a rearwardly curved ortion, the end of the curved portion terrmnatin in a heel adapted to pass over the ground, tall disposed cutter secured to said heel, a rac on the transportable frame, a bellcrank levervhaving a'pawl for engaging-said rack, and a link connection connecting said bell a horizoncrank lever with the front or angle end of -the head portion having a horizontally vdisposed 884,814 -A l a member; the front end of which merges with l shown, whereby the cutter carrying frame a vertical pendent portion, the latter merging l when swung to its operative position can be V1li with a rearwardly curved extension the lower rigidly hel to bear With its headr portion end of which terminates in a heel, the euttera ainst the crossmembers of the transportmounted on the said heel and disposed in the able frame and When swung back out ofy the horizontal lane relatively thereto, the head operative position it can Vbe held locked to portion of t e frame being pivotally mounted said position, as set forth. at the rear end in bearings on the under side Y EDSILR GORDON of the cross beam, a erank lever and rack i i l 1o mechanism and link connections joining the DELWIN L' WOLFE said crank lever and rack mechanism with VWitnesses: the front or angle end of the cutter carrying W. A. CLINE,

frame, all being arranged substantially as! J. R. LEDFORD. 

